Gary Sinise
Born: 1955-03-17 in Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band (named after his character in Forrest Gump), which plays at military bases around the world. His acting career started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1983 when he directed and starred in a production of Sam Shepard's True West for which he earned a Obie Award. He would later earn four Tony Award nominations including for his performances in The Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He earned the Tony Award's Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men which he also directed and produced. Sinise played George Milton alongside John Malkovich who played Lennie. One of his most well-known roles is as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in other feature films including Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999) and Impostor (2002). His television performances include Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995), for which he won a Golden Globe, and the title role in the television film George Wallace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. He had a leading role as Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS drama series CSI: NY (2004–13). From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2017, he had a role on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. He has also been a narrator on multiple docuseries and documentaries.
Filmography
2025
- Brothers After War ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- LIFT - Connecting Humanity as Himself
2023
2022
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
2021
- The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self
- Saving Wrigley Field as Narrator
2020
- I Still Believe as Tom Camp
- Joe Bell as Sheriff Westin
2019
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- SGT. Will Gardner as Larry
2018
2017
- 13 Reasons Why as Robert Ellman
- Steve McQueen: American Icon as Narrator (voice)
2016
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Jack Garrett
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own as Self
2015
- Beyond Glory
- Finding Noah as narrator
2014
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
- Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago as Narrator (voice)
- A Game of Honor as Narrator
2009
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Beyond All Boundaries as Ernie Pyle
- WWII in HD as Narrator
- Brothers at War ... (Executive Producer)
- We Believe as Narrator
2008
- When We Left Earth as Narrator
- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions as Self - Narrator
2007
- Chasing October as Self
2006
- Open Season as Shaw (voice)
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
- Into The Fire as Self
2005
- Criminal Minds as Jack Garrett
- The Colbert Report as Self
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Gene Cernan
2004
- CSI: NY as Mac Taylor
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- The Forgotten as Dr. Munce
- The Big Bounce as Ray Ritchie
- Dennis Miller
- This Old Cub as Himself
2003
- The Human Stain as Nathan Zuckerman
- Fallen Angel as Terry McQuinn
- Path to War as George Wallace
2002
- CSI: Miami as Mac Taylor
- Made-Up as Duncan Tivey
- A Gentleman's Game as Foster Pearse
- Hideous Man as Hideous Man
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- Impostor as Spencer Olham
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mac Taylor
- Reindeer Games as Gabriel Mercer
- Mission to Mars as Jim McConnell
- Bruno as Dino Battaglia
1999
- The Green Mile as Burt Hammersmith
- It's the Rage as Morgan
- That Championship Season as Tom Daley
- The Early Show as Self
1998
- Snake Eyes as Kevin Dunne
- Inside the Space Shuttle as Gary Sinise (Voice)
1997
- The View as Self
- Albino Alligator as Milo
- George Wallace as George C. Wallace
- George Wallace as George C. Wallace
1996
- Ransom as Det. Jimmy Shaker
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- The West as T. P. Eagan
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 as Self
1995
- Truman as Harry S Truman
- Apollo 13 as Ken Mattingly
- The Quick and the Dead as Marshall
1994
- Forrest Gump as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
- The Stand as Stu Redman
- Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump as Self
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Frasier as Sid (voice)
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Jack the Bear as Norman Strick
1992
- Of Mice and Men as George Milton
- A Midnight Clear as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
- The Witness as Young Soldier
1991
- The Grapes of Wrath as Tom Joad
1989
- The Final Days as Richard Ben-Veniste
- My Name Is Bill W. as Ebby
- National Memorial Day Concert as Self - Co-Host
1988
- China Beach ... (Director)
- Miles from Home ... (Director)
1987
- thirtysomething ... (Director)
1986
- Crime Story as Howie Dressler
1984
- Hunter as Lord Tony Rutherford
- True West as Austin
- Family Secrets as Motorcyclist
1982
- American Playhouse as Austin
1979
- Knots Landing as Lee Maddox
1978
- A Wedding as Extra (uncredited)
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ebb, Bill's best friend
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee